Imports
€1.5B
2.7B kg
Exports
€157.1M
174.3M kg
Balance
€-1.3B
Deficit
Price/kg
€0.5478/kg
Between Jan 2022 and Mar 2026, the EU ran a trade deficit of €1.3B for Diols, Ethylene glycol (ethanediol) (NC8 29053100), a predominantly imported product. Imports reached €1.5B versus €157.1M in exports. The average import cost stood at €0.5478/kg.
| €690.6M |
| 47.3% |
| 2 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | €625.1M | 42.8% |
| 3 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | €62.2M | 4.3% |
| 4 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €25.1M | 1.7% |
| 5 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | €20.0M | 1.4% |
| 6 | 🇨🇳 China | €2.4M | 0.2% |
| 7 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €821K | 0.1% |
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | €22.6M | 14.4% |
| 2 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €18.6M | 11.8% |
| 3 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | €12.4M | 7.9% |
| 4 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €11.4M | 7.3% |
| 5 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €11.2M | 7.2% |
| 6 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | €1.4M | 0.9% |
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€0.5478/kg
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ConcentratedThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €690.6M | 1.3Bt | €0.5272/kg | 48.4% | |
| 2 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | €625.1M | 1.2Bt | €0.5346/kg | 43.8% | |
| 3 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | €62.2M | 85.4Mt | €0.7283/kg | 4.4% | |
| 4 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €25.1M | 34.0Mt | €0.7386/kg | 1.8% | |
| 5 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | €20.0M | 27.0Mt | €0.7412/kg | 1.4% | |
| 6 | 🇨🇳 China | €2.4M | 1.3Mt | €1.80/kg | 0.2% | |
| 7 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €821K | 384Kt | €2.14/kg | 0.1% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | €22.6M | 18.8Mt | €1.20/kg | 29.1% | |
| 2 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €18.6M | 17.8Mt | €1.05/kg | 24.0% | |
| 3 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | €12.4M | 18.3Mt | €0.6749/kg | 15.9% | |
| 4 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €11.4M | 6.9Mt | €1.66/kg | 14.7% | |
| 5 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €11.2M | 22.3Mt | €0.5036/kg | 14.5% | |
| 6 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | €1.4M | 458Kt | €3.00/kg | 1.8% |